New on Resy: Spago, Mother Wolf, Maude, and More

Two words: Wolfgang Puck. Spago was where it all started for the French-trained Austrian who became one of America’s most famous and influential chefs. It’s no longer in the original location, but this quintessential L.A. restaurant is still rocking the California food scene with everything from smoked salmon pizza to Japanese wagyu sirloin. It’s an absolute must.

Expect exceptional Roman pastas and thin-crust pizzas and other specialties of the Eternal City at pasta master Evan Funke’s highly anticipated Mother Wolf (the name is a reference to Rome’s origin story). Don’t miss the scottadito — rib lamb chops with salsa verde — it’s finger food deluxe.

To dine at Curtis Stone’s Maude is to experience the culmination of a deeply studied approach to the cuisine and wine of a particular region. It’s a treat unto itself.

A bright Mediterranean menu — from dips and kebabs to kefta-spiced steak — in a Beverly Hills rooftop aerie with wraparound windows looking out on the stars and the moon and the lights of L.A.? Yes, please.

Here’s a recipe for an evening full of fun: club music and live jazz, unconventional cocktails, a sunny Mediterranean menu … and a semi-secret outdoor hookah garden with more than 40 flavors of smokes.

You’ll want to luxuriate and linger in this airy, greenery-filled, indoor-outdoor lounge where the easy-going menu is as fresh as a Pacific breeze.

This Little Tokyo scene-stealer stands out brightly with its ample California-accented Jamaican menu and its genial Caribbean vibe. Pro tip: Come for breakfast, served all day. (Lobster and waffles, anyone?)

Alla Volk’s tribute to the foods and wines of Spain brought authentic tapas to the Valley in 2007, and it’s still the place to come for chicken croquettes, patatas bravas, salt cod with aïoli, and much more, whether you dine in the soft glow of the dining room or on the covered patio. Pro tip: Paella — the real thing — is available with advance notice.